Have you or your loved ones been diagnosed with aphasia?

You may be eligible to participate in a aphasia clinical trial.

Have you or your loved ones been diagnosed with aphasia? You may be eligible to participate in a aphasia clinical trial.

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Aphasia Clinical Trial in Greifswald

NCT03882502 | Interventional

Have you or your loved ones been diagnosed with aphasia?

You may be eligible to participate in a aphasia clinical trial.

Have you or your loved ones been diagnosed with aphasia? You may be eligible to participate in a aphasia clinical trial.

Recruiting

Male & Female

18 - 80

Years old

This study is looking to recruit 40 Participants

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive naming therapy leads to a performance improvement in patients with chronic aphasia induced by a moderate TBI

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Details for the study

Brief Title

Electrical Stimulation in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Induced Aphasia

Official Title

The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Naming Ability in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Induced Aphasia

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive naming therapy<br /> leads to a performance improvement in patients with chronic aphasia induced by a moderate TBI

Treatments and/or Procedures

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation t DCS accompanied naming therapy or sham stimulation

anodal tDCS or sham stimulation will be combined with an intensive naming training and the number of items that could be named will be assessed immediately after the intervention.

Outcome Measures

Outcome measures are the tests that investigators perform to prove whether or not a treatment being tested in a clinical trial is having any effect.

Primary

Naming ability assessed by

Performance in a standardised naming task (Boston Naming Task, BNT) under anodal tDCS compared to sham assessed immediately after training period

2 weeks

Study Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  -  aphasia assessed by Aachener Aphasie Test (AAT) > 6 month after moderate TBI

  -  Age: 18 - 80 years

  -  right handedness

Exclusion Criteria:

  -  dementia or other neurological diseases

  -  History of severe alcoholism or use of drugs

  -  Severe psychiatric disorders such as depression, psychosis (if not in remission)

  -  Severe untreated medical problems such as cancer